The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office has identified a 22-year-old man who was shot and killed while driving a vehicle on 17th Street East in Bradenton late Saturday just a mile and a half from his home. The investigation is ongoing.

State Rep. Matt Caldwell conceded the agriculture commissioner race in a letter to voters and a letter to Secretary of State Ken Detzner Monday afternoon. He blames Broward County’s ‘abject failures’ for the loss.

Broward Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes resigned Sunday night from her position following an error-filled two weeks in which her staff misplaced 2,000 ballots, mixed bad provisional ballots with good ones and blew a deadline to turn in recount results to the state.

Bayshore High senior swimmer Ryley Ober won two state titles at the Class 2A state meet, bringing her career total to six gold medals at the FHSAA state seet. Ober will continue her career at Indiana University.

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office has updated its weekly list of featured fugitives. Deputies are searching for seven suspects. Information that leads to an arrest may be eligible a $3,000 cash reward from CrimeStoppers.

Northbound lanes of I-75 were blocked for about eight seven hours Friday night after a fatal four-vehicle crash that left 2 dead. Florida Highway Patrol said the crash was caused by a driver who failed to adjust for slowing traffic ahead.

In the latest red tide report, FWC officials detailed concentrations of the toxic algae that are more than 25 percent higher than they were last week. Some of the affected areas include Cortez Beach and the Palma Sola Bay Bridge.

The court-ordered manual ballot recount has been wrapped up in Manatee County. Supervisor of Elections Mike Bennett said the team finished at about 5:30 p.m. Friday afternoon, nearly 24 hours before the Saturday deadline. Results will be certified Sunday morning.

Debbie Hixon, whose husband, Chris, was killed in the Parkland school massacre, is upset at Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies’ inaction as her husband lay dying. Details of his death were part of a breakdown presented at meetings of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission.

Hurricane Florence was making its presence felt at the Frying Pan Tower, a Coast Guard light station turned B&B off the North Carolina coast, on September 13. Footage from the tower shows an American flag in shreds as it flies in the high winds.